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SUMMARY:Suicide Risk Assessment and Safety Planning
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nInstructor: Lindsay Bornheimer\, Ph.D.\, LCSW \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 6 \nDates: September 10 and 11\, 2024\, 12-3:15 p.m. ET \nThis is a multiple-day session. In order to receive CEs\, you must attend both days \nSuicide is a leading cause of preventable death in the United States and worldwide. Nearly 50 percent of individuals who die by suicide see a healthcare provider within a month of death\, yet suicide risk assessment and treatment is consistently difficult in practice. With the majority of mental health services in the U.S. being delivered by social workers\, it is imperative that risk assessment and safety planning knowledge and skills are in place for our work with clients with the ultimate goal being to prevent premature suicidal death. \nThis workshop will discuss and present on suicide as public health issue in the U.S.\, risk and protective factors\, warning signs\, barriers to help-seeking\, risk assessment process and risk formulation\, safety planning and cultural humility in risk assessment with use of a clinical case. This workshop is focused on the adult population.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/suicide-risk-assessment-and-safety-planning/2024-09-11/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240712T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240712T161500
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SUMMARY:Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT): Engaging Clients in Meaningful Change
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nInstructor: Ann Augustine\, LICSW \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 3 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nAnn Augustine\, LICSW\, will be facilitating a 3-hour training in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). ACT is an evidence-based treatment that uses mindfulness to help clients accept thoughts and feelings\, connect with what matters most and take action towards creating a life that they feel has meaning and purpose. It has been found to be helpful for clients with many struggles including depression\, anxiety\, substance use and trauma and can be used with clients with OCD and psychosis. This training will be experiential\, exploring the model through group discussion as well as individual and small group exercises. Accessible to those new to ACT\, it will also be relevant for those who are familiar with the model and want to deepen their understanding.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/acceptance-commitment-therapy-act-engaging-clients-in-meaningful-change-2/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T130000
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20240125T200149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240516T142731Z
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SUMMARY:Compassionate Decision-Making in Medical Social Work
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nJohnna Marcus\, LICSW \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 3 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nThis course will explore how social workers can develop compassionate decision-making skills in various medical social work settings and scenarios. Specific skills in working with interdisciplinary teams in a medical setting will be discussed. Illness specific social work considerations and ways to identify support systems will be explored. Specific emphasis on working with patients who identify as BIPOC will also be explored. Emphasis on the impact of addictions and psychiatric conditions will be examined within the setting of various medical situations and needs. Finally\, participants will discuss how social workers can gain respect in a highly specialized medical setting and gain confidence as providers. Settings such as trauma/ED\, transplant\, ICU and general medicine will be explored.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/compassionate-decision-making-in-medical-social-work/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240614T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240614T163000
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
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SUMMARY:Deepening Clinical Practice Conference
DESCRIPTION:Deepening Clinical Practice Conference 2024: \nEquity in an Uncertain World: the Role of Social Work \nJune 14\, 2024\, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. \nIn person \nSmith College Campus Center \n100 Elm Street\, Northampton\, MA 01060 \nLunch provided.\nSocial workers participating in this conference will receive up to 5.5 CEs. \nContent Level: Intermediate for all sessions \nEarly Bird Pricing and Registration closes: May 3\, 2024 \nRegular Registration closes: June 13th\, 2024 \nHow do we uphold the mission of social work and adhere to our values and ethics in the face of escalating animosity and extremism\, coupled with the rollback of legal protections for marginalized communities and attacks on human rights? This conference serves as a vital platform for social workers and clinicians to reaffirm their commitment to social justice and equity and delve into the essential role that social work plays in these unsettled times. \nThe Deepening Clinical Practice conference presents knowledge and essential skills while providing a space for clinicians to ground themselves\, connect with peers and explore ways to support one another and their clients. It explores the practical challenges social workers encounter when state guidelines conflict with social work values. This conference delves into strategies for practicing social work without succumbing to overwhelming moral distress and offers insights on how to care for both our communities and ourselves in the process. \nWe will discuss how social work clinicians can honor the communities we serve and recognize the transformative beauty that emerges through the power of collective care. Join us on June 14\, 2024 to learn about clinical anti oppressive practices\, macro social justice initiatives and how to mitigate the effects of moral distress and vicarious traumatization. \nBe part of the conversation.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/deepening-clinical-practice-conference/
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240607T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240607T161500
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20240419T180532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T111636Z
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SUMMARY:Integrating Theory and Practice: Advanced Psychodynamic Techniques
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nInstructor: Patricia Gianotti\, Psy.D. \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 6 \nJune 6 & 7\, 2024\, 1 – 4:15 p.m. ET \nThis is a multiple-day session. In order to receive CEs\, you must attend both days \nThis seminar is designed to help clinicians identify how early childhood attachment experiences and/or failures are directly connected to the development of one’s beliefs\, values\, motivation and assumptions about the self in the world and self in relationship to others. Regardless of one’s therapeutic orientation or level of experience\, conceptualizing how parts of the person connect or do not connect to form an integrated\, cohered self is an acquired skill that deepens and improves over time. \nParticipants will review techniques including moment-to-moment tracking\, forecasting\, mirroring and listening to the subtle nuance of language to help uncover hidden feelings that lie beneath the surface of the therapeutic exchange. Through tracking these process dynamics\, participants will be shown how to stay aligned with the client’s experience in the present\, thus creating a more secure therapeutic holding environment. \nThe structure of this course will be a combination of lecture\, group discussion\, pre-recorded videotaped session vignettes as well as practicing techniques of “what to say next”. Through these examples\, participants will be shown how minor disappointments can trigger feelings of shame\, micro-dissociative ruptures and possible negative transferential responses on the part of our clients. We will discuss and practice how to catch and repair minor ruptures that occur throughout the treatment process\, thus preserving and strengthening the therapeutic relationship.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/integrating-theory-and-practice-advanced-psychodynamic-techniques/2024-06-07/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240530T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240530T151500
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20240308T183721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T140505Z
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SUMMARY:Creating the Roadmap for Effective Clinical Supervision
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nInstructor: Amie R. Bryant\, LCSW\, CAS \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 3 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nIn this workshop\, participants will explore the administrative tasks of getting ready to provide clinical supervision. The roles and responsibilities of clinical supervision and how to structure the supervisory session will also be discussed. Designed to be experiential in nature\, participants will be expected to engage and participate in relevant dialog and small group discussions. Participants will walk away with tangible and concrete steps to prepare for starting the journey of clinical supervision.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/creating-the-roadmap-for-effective-clinical-supervision/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240529T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240529T151500
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20231220T190429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T123542Z
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SUMMARY:The Journey Home
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nInstructor: James Cavitt\, M.S.W. and Kristopher McLucas\, LCSW\, MPH \nLevel: Intermediate \nReentry and Trauma Informed Approaches: May 22nd\, 2024\, 12 – 3:15 PM \nReentry and Community Connection: May 29th\, 2024 12 – 3:15 PM \nCEs: Up to 6 CEs\, 3 CEs earned per session \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nMore and more of our incarcerated community members are returning home; however\, high rates of recidivism continue to impact our families and communities. Therefore as mental health professionals\, we must be equipped to provide social justice-oriented care to our returning citizens that addresses the key factors that contribute to recidivism. \nThis two part series will educate and empower mental health professionals on how to successfully serve the formerly incarcerated community through a social justice lens. The series is facilitated by James Cavitt\, M.S.W.\, and Kristopher McLucas\, LCSW\, MPH who have extensive experience working with the reentry population in the greater Los Angeles community. This training series will incorporate perspectives from professional experience\, research\, theory and lived experience to highlight the best practices to successfully work with the reentry community. It is designed for mental health professionals\, program administrators and advocates that want to increase their capacity to better serve the reentry community.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/the-journey-home-2/2024-05-29/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240515T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240515T151500
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20240308T183023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T160949Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nInstructor: Alexandra Klein Rafaeli\, Psy.D. \nLevel: Intermediate \nMay 14 and 15\, 2024\, noon – 3:15 p.m. ET \nCEs: 6 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nThis is a multiple-day session. In order to receive CEs\, you must attend both days. \nThe purpose of this seminar is to provide an introduction and orientation to Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT). We will study the foundations of IPT through its history\, its theory\, and its research milestones; learn about recent adaptations and discuss how IPT integrates multicultural and diversity perspectives. The seminar will also include examples of the approach through case presentations and videotape segments\, and participants will have the chance to participate in experiential exercises to deepen their understanding of the approach. By the end of this course\, participants will have wider knowledge of IPT\, including its theoretical roots and treatment phases. They will also gain experience in using core IPT techniques\, particularly those focused on communication skills\, recognition and regulation of affect and self-advocacy. \nAlthough IPT was originally developed and tested in a Western culture\, its concepts and techniques have also been adapted to non-Western and low-resource communities. This seminar will also look briefly at ways in which IPT can address and help in understanding the experience of illnesses such as depression through the lenses of family\, community and culture.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/introduction-to-interpersonal-psychotherapy-ipt/2024-05-15/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240413T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240413T163000
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20240131T211312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T141054Z
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SUMMARY:Ableism and Disability Justice for Social Workers
DESCRIPTION:In Person Seminar \nSmith College Campus \nNorthampton\, MA 01060 \nInstructor: Davey Shlasko\, M.Ed. and Hillary Montague-Asp\, M.Ed. \nNote: Exact classroom to be announced prior to event \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 6 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nDisability Justice (DJ) is an intersectional framework and movement that understands ableism (the oppression of disabled people/people with disabilities) as deeply entangled with racism\, capitalism\, heteronormativity and colonization. This training uses a DJ lens to unravel internalized ideas about health\, wellness\, ability and independence and reflect on our sometimes conflicting desires for independence and interdependence\, individual achievement and community support. Participants will reflect on how internalized messages related to disability may show up in interactions with clients and will practice discussing disability with clients in DJ-informed ways. The trainers will share wisdom and experiences from disability communities that have so much to teach us all about advocacy\, mutuality\, thriving and liberation. The training concludes with opportunities to dream\, scheme and plan ways of incorporating DJ into our work\, our agencies and beyond. \nThe presentation is “introductory” in that most people haven’t been exposed to the framework before. However\, since it is such a nuanced and intersectional framework\, it is valuable even for folks with deep experience in other social justice frameworks.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/ableism-and-disability-justice-for-social-workers/
LOCATION:Smith College\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240413T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240413T163000
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20240125T201459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T140748Z
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SUMMARY:A Postmodern Approach to Non-Monogamy and Attachment in Therapy
DESCRIPTION:In Person Seminar \nSmith College Campus Center \n100 Elm Street\, Northampton\, MA 01060 \nInstructor: Kat Glick\, M.Ed.\, LPC\, ACS\, CIMHP\, CSE \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 12 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nApril 12 and 13\, 2024\, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET \nThis is a multiple-day session. In order to receive CEs\, you must attend both days. \nThis 12 hour course is structured to assist the practitioner in understanding variations and nuances in non-monogamous and polyamorous relationships\, and to better enhance their therapeutic skills when working with individuals and relationships that are not traditionally monogamous. In the first third of the course\, participants will be guided to deconstruct their existing views on non-monogamy before learning about the various options for non-monogamous and polyamorous relationship structures. Participants will learn about common challenges of non-monogamy and polyamory\, and will incorporate foundational skills necessary to work effectively with consensually non-monogamous (CNM) and polyamorous individuals/relationships. \nThe middle part of the course is structured to assist the participant in building on their foundational understanding while incorporating deeper understanding of identity and intersectionality. We will dive deeper into understanding the lived experiences and challenges of CNM/polyamory and examine philosophical and values-based frameworks that influence one’s choice to pursue non-traditional relationship structure and influence how those relationships function. We will deconstruct themes such hierarchy\, power dynamics and internalized oppressions such as capitalism and consumer culture. \nThe last part of the course focuses on key therapeutic skills to assist clients with navigating challenges and pitfalls within polyamorous and CNM relationships\, all from a trauma-informed and attachment-based lens. Core themes of differentiation\, emotional safe-haven\, and secure base will be integrated in discussions of the therapeutic relationship and therapeutic skills taught. Themes of codependency and boundaries will be discussed\, and participants will have the opportunity to practice various skills with other participants. Other core skills of conflict resolution\, dealing with jealousy\, navigating changes\, sexual health and community-building will also be discussed \n 
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/a-postmodern-approach-to-non-monogamy-and-attachment-in-therapy/2024-04-13/
LOCATION:Smith College\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240412T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240412T161500
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20240125T202024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T140955Z
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SUMMARY:Door\, Wall\, Window\, Sky: Finding our Ground as Mixed/Multiracial Clinicians
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nInstructor: EJ Seibert\, LICSW and Nathalie Rodríguez\, LICSW \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 3 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nThis facilitated dialogue will be a place where clinicians with mixed (biracial/multiracial) identities come together to discuss the specific joys and complexities of what our backgrounds bring to our work. What are the questions we run up against in our practices? What strategies have we found to support clients and ourselves in these areas? What therapeutic models are most helpful to draw from? How do we understand and experience our bodies/nervous systems within this conversation? How do our other intersecting identities benefit\, hinder\, inspire\, guide and impact us? \nWe will utilize case study\, large group discussion\, small group discussion\, dyad work and journaling time to explore together. Metaphor will help us to frame the conversation: when is our experience a door\, a wall\, a window\, a sky (a passage\, a barrier\, an in-between\, a liberation)? When is it all of the above? What centers/grounds us in the multiple truths of who we are and what that means in clinical contexts? What do we envision for the future of social work as a discipline\, based on the wisdom we hold? \nThis workshop will be facilitated from within a collective liberation framework with a focus on intersectional change processes. We will discuss the way in which the nuance of mixed-race identities offers wisdom to the discipline as a whole\, holding ourselves and others accountable. The wisdom and beauty of Indigenous knowledges will be centered.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/door-wall-window-sky-finding-our-ground-as-mixed-multiracial-clinicians/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240412T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240412T163000
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20240125T201754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T140900Z
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SUMMARY:Mentalization-Based Treatment
DESCRIPTION:In Person Seminar \nSmith College Campus \nNorthampton\, MA 01060 \nInstructor: Joan Lesser\, Ph.D\, LICSW \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 6 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nThis course will present mentalization-based treatment (MBT)\, a recent psychoanalytic extension of attachment theory and research. MBT places strong emphasis on the relationship between attachment and mentalizing situated within the broader developmental gene-environment context. The multidimensional nature of mentalization will be addressed with attention to assessment of mentalizing\, automatic (implicit) versus controlled (explicit) mentalizing and cognitive versus affective mentalizing. Additionally\, the course will discuss mentalization and culture and address MBT principles used in the treatment of relational trauma. Finally\, there will be a discussion and application of therapeutic techniques\, illustrated with case examples. Course participants will be invited to share their own disguised case material\, as appropriate.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/mentalization-based-treatment/
LOCATION:Smith College\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240412T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240412T121500
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20240131T211031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T140645Z
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SUMMARY:Somatic Experiencing: Enhancing Psychodynamic Therapy
DESCRIPTION:In Person Seminar \nSmith College Campus \nNorthampton\, MA 01060 \nInstructor: David Levit\, Ph.D.\, ABPP\, SEP \nNote: Exact classroom to be announced prior to event \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 3 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nThis program is focused on interweaving Somatic Experiencing (SE)\, a trauma therapy\, into psychodynamic therapy for clients who suffer from unresolved early trauma and severe forms of dissociation. David Levit will outline the SE model and discuss its basic principles. He will illustrate ways to draw upon approaches from SE by presenting clinical process from therapy with clients who struggled with catastrophic dissociative episodes and who had a histories of severe early trauma. Levit will discuss the interweaving of SE in terms of various psychodynamic perspectives\, with emphasis on Winnicott\, and especially on the role of SE in enhancing provision of holding. He will also illustrate in a broader sense how the SE model can supplement talk therapy by enriching our ways of looking\, listening\, and responding. \nSomatic Experiencing (SE) is a model originally developed by Peter Levine for understanding and treating post traumatic stress disorder. It has been expanded to treat psychic/somatic/nervous system dysregulation more generally. SE provides perspectives and approaches that are especially helpful in our work with clients who are prone to either states of intense over-activation (anxiety\, panic\, terror\, agitation\, rage\, etc.) or under-activation (freeze\, numbness\, emptiness\, deadness\, etc.). A central aim of SE is to facilitate the restoration and enhancement of the client’s intrinsic regulatory capacities\, with the larger goal of bringing a more highly resourced self to the task of processing life’s ongoing experiences (including experiences in the therapy context). SE has particular relevance for people who are vulnerable to the triggering of dissociative states related to trauma. \nThis program is appropriate for all psychotherapists\, those who are informed by psychodynamic\, CBT\, EMDR\, or other approaches. No prior knowledge of SE is needed.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/somatic-experiencing-enhancing-psychodynamic-therapy/
LOCATION:Smith College Campus Center\, 100 Elm Street\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240402T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240402T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20240125T195413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T140506Z
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SUMMARY:Substance Use and People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nInstructor: Elspeth Slayter\, M.S.W.\, MA\, Ph.D \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 2 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nIn this webinar\, attendees will explore the “dignity of risk” concept as it relates to substance use among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). \nAlthough substance use and substance use disorders (SUD) are noted in a small percentage of people with IDD\, the consequences of having an SUD in this population may be greater than for the general population\, in part due to inadequate treatment access. A significant barrier to appropriate treatment is the lack of evidence-informed psychosocial interventions that are validated for this population. Researchers in behavioral health treatment for people with IDD have emphasized the need for specialized\, inter-professional accessible services that are based in the community. Targeted to direct practitioners\, this workshop reviews both empirical and non-empirical literature on psychosocial interventions aimed at the prevention and treatment of substance use disorder in individuals with IDD. \nIncreasingly\, social workers are faced with challenges in supporting clients with IDD who use alcohol and drugs. Given theoretical differences between disability service systems and addiction treatment systems\, it is hard to know how to approach practice with these clients. The “dignity of risk” concept is central to the well-being and human rights of people with IDD. Drawing on documented best practices for the empowerment of the disability communities along with a review of evidence-based practice information from the addiction service sector\, social workers will gain practical knowledge and skills targeted to empowering this population. This presentation introduces screening\, assessment\, prevention and treatment tools adapted for people with IDD. Case studies are used in small breakout rooms to see how the above-described concepts can work in concert with these evidence-based practices that are not often discussed in the social work literature. Participants will be able to apply their learning to short case scenarios and discuss them together in small and large groups. \nNotably\, people of color are over-represented among people with IDD\, making race a salient and visible part of the presentation re: intersectional dynamics. Disability is a social identity that is often overlooked in conversations of diversity\, though 27% of the US adult population is disabled. People with IDD often live in poverty\, making socioeconomic class an aspect of this intersectional presentation. The proposed presenter uses intersectional lenses in all her work.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/substance-use-and-people-with-intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240401T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240401T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
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SUMMARY:When Worrying Takes Over: Helping Kids Overcome Anxiety and Build Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nInstructor: Sharon Saline\, Psy.D. \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 2 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nThis webinar will be recorded. \nLiving in a world that’s increasingly unpredictable\, today’s children and teens are more anxious than ever before. For students who are neurodivergent thinkers—those with ADHD\, learning disabilities or twice exceptionality (2E)\, managing anxiety in conjunction with executive functioning deficits can seem especially daunting. Sharon Saline\, veteran psychologist and author of What Your ADHD Child Wishes you Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life and The ADHD Solution Card Deck discusses the grip of anxiety and what professionals (and parents) can do to reduce students’ worries. \nAfter reviewing the physiology and psychology of anxiety\, she will show participants how to help kids change their relationship to worry and avoid the pitfalls of negative thinking. Instead of reassurance and rationalization\, she will share techniques for separating the person from the anxiety\, talking to the worry itself and creating effective responses to ‘what ifs’. She also addresses how anxiety affects motivation\, productivity and confidence and how participants can assist clients in coping with and lowering stress. Saline offers tools for teaching children and teens how to realistically evaluate situations\, tolerate uncertainty and apply effective coping skills to reduce social anxiety as well. Finally\, how to transform worry and insecurity into curiosity and confidence will be explored.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/when-worrying-takes-over-helping-kids-overcome-anxiety-and-build-resilience/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T161500
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20231220T165204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T123451Z
UID:10001148-1711717200-1711728900@www.humanserviceforum.org
SUMMARY:Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT): Engaging Clients in Meaningful Change
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nInstructor: Ann Augustine\, LICSW \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 3 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nAnn Augustine\, LICSW\, will be facilitating a 3-hour training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). ACT is an evidence-based treatment that uses mindfulness to help clients accept thoughts and feelings\, connect with what matters most and take action towards creating a life that they feel has meaning and purpose. It has been found to be helpful for clients with many struggles including depression\, anxiety\, substance use and trauma and can be used with clients with OCD and psychosis. This training will be experiential\, exploring the model through group discussion as well as individual and small group exercises. Accessible to those new to ACT\, it will also be relevant for those who are familiar with the model and want to deepen their understanding.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/acceptance-commitment-therapy-act-engaging-clients-in-meaningful-change/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T161500
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20231220T164254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T123357Z
UID:10001147-1711630800-1711642500@www.humanserviceforum.org
SUMMARY:New Applications in Treating Shame and Narcissism
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nInstructor: Patricia Gianotti\, Psy.D. \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 3 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nEffective treatment of the spectrum of narcissistic injury must include an integrated understanding of narcissistically-driven defenses and behaviors\, ranging from: \nexpansive self-enhancement to crushing self-criticism\ndevaluation of others to over-idealization and hero-worship\nperfectionistic standards for achievement to defiant or flagrant disregard of rules and laws\nThis workshop will address how these contradictory facets of the self form a tightly constructed defensive organization to keep feelings of shame and inadequacy at bay. Through lecture\, case examples and small group discussion\, we will begin by examining the three basic styles of narcissistic overcompensation that are defensively-based constructions\, comprised of beliefs and behaviors that were created in an attempt to preserve a positive sense of self and maintain emotional equilibrium and self-regulation. Participants will be provided with specific questions to enhance therapeutic inquiry techniques in the service of developing deeper listening and intervention techniques. \nTo better understand how narcissistic defenses are maintained\, participants will be introduced to an integrative Four Quadrant Model\, a visual graphic that presents a picture of how narcissistic defenses can be understood from an intrapsychic and relational vantage point. We will explore how compulsive-driven behavioral compensations are not sustainable over the long haul and eventually result in symptom breakthrough as well as episodes of punishing retaliation. Based on foundations in attachment theory\, this model and the material provided in this seminar can be applied to psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral approaches with equal facility.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/new-applications-in-treating-shame-and-narcissism/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20231220T163925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T123103Z
UID:10001146-1711094400-1711126800@www.humanserviceforum.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to School Social Work
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nInstructor: Liz Joyce\, LICSW \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 6 \nMarch 15 and 22\, 2024\, noon – 3:15 p.m. ET \nThis is a multiple-day session. In order to receive CEs\, you must attend both days. \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nThis course is geared towards individuals who are looking to learn more about social work and schools. Participants will learn about the value of a school social worker\, the various roles the school social worker can play\, and the many ways in which a school social worker can support their students\, families and colleagues. Participants will gain an understanding of micro interventions in the school environment and will put those interventions into practice through multiple interactive activities. Participants will have opportunities to ask questions\, share suggestions and submit clinical wonderings ahead of the beginning of the program. \nThe course will cover the main systems and infrastructures of schools. While concepts will be presented at a high level\, interventions and supports will be discussed in detail as well as applied in practice through scenarios\, case studies and role plays during which participants will have opportunities to apply their clinical training. This course will highlight the intersection of individual\, family and institutional needs as well as explore the intent behind systems and the impact the systems have on students and families. In addition to taking a deep dive into tools utilized by school social workers\, this course will also cover recommended approaches to working with systems such as families and community collaterals. By utilizing an anti-racist\, anti-oppression lens rooted in the values of diversity\, equity\, inclusion\, belonging and justice\, participants will interrogate common practices and dissect the real world implications of said practices.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/introduction-to-school-social-work/2024-03-22/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T161500
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20231220T164326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T123158Z
UID:10001144-1710939600-1710951300@www.humanserviceforum.org
SUMMARY:A Psychodynamic Exploration of Adolescent Antisocial Behavior and Deprivation
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nInstructor: Huey Hawkins\, Jr.\, Ph.D.\, LCSW \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 3 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nDr. Huey Hawkins will explore Donald Winnicott’s conceptualization of the antisocial tendency and the role played by deprivation. Speaking from his experiences of nearly 12 years working with a Black male child client in foster care\, Hawkins discusses his provision of a maternal environment during extremely tumultuous times in the client’s life. The foster care system in a large Midwestern city\, intersecting with race and class barriers is also explored.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/a-psychodynamic-exploration-of-adolescent-antisocial-behavior-and-deprivation/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240316T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240316T163000
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20231220T185340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240312T153425Z
UID:10001150-1710579600-1710606600@www.humanserviceforum.org
SUMMARY:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
DESCRIPTION:In Person Seminar \nSmith College Campus Center \n100 Elm Street\, Northampton\, MA 01060 \nInstructor: Martin Kounitz\, LICSW \nLevel: Intermediate \nMarch 16\, 2024\, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET \nCEs: 6 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nPoor sleep habits and outright insomnia often impair our clients’ healthy functioning. Learn the essentials of how to treat insomnia using cognitive and behavioral methods. We will cover what causes insomnia\, how our circadian rhythm works and ways to foster healthy sleep. We will also discuss ways to detect sleep apnea and alert your clients to the health consequences of that disorder. \nThe class will train clinicians to use cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) to diagnose\, assess and treat sleep disorders including difficulty falling or staying asleep. CBT-I is evidence-based and in 2016\, the American College of Physicians\, an organization of internal medicine specialists\, recommended CBT-I as the first-line treatment for insomnia. This is because CBT-I is effective and sleeping pills have significant side effects. We will also cover problems such as people who fall asleep earlier than they want to\, or much later than they would like. Additionally\, the class will explore sleep apnea and other less common conditions such as narcolepsy. We will also review helping clients manage sleep-related anxiety.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-for-insomnia/
LOCATION:Smith College Campus Center\, 100 Elm Street\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240316T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240316T163000
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20231220T185017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231220T201908Z
UID:10001152-1710579600-1710606600@www.humanserviceforum.org
SUMMARY:Motivational Interviewing: Using Compassionate Conversation to Facilitate Change
DESCRIPTION:In Person Seminar \nSmith College Campus Center \n100 Elm Street\, Northampton\, MA 01060 \nInstructor: Sara Schieffelin\, LICSW \nLevel: Intermediate \nMarch 15 and 16\, 2024\, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET \nCEs: 12 \nThis is a multiple-day session. In order to receive CEs\, you must attend both days. \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nMotivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidenced-based practice that came out of the addictions field and is applicable to a wide range of presenting problems. It is currently used in the health care\, mental health and substance abuse/recovery fields and is gaining increasing recognition for its efficacy\, broad application and humanistic approach. \nDuring Motivational Interviewing conversations\, the practitioner engages the client in a guided dialogue meant to uncover and heighten ambivalence around a target behavior or issue\, aid the client in resolving their ambivalence and ultimately identify a change plan that supports the client’s self-definition of health. MI employs a core set of skills\, used within an overarching framework or “spirit\,” which includes respect\, promotion of autonomy and personal choice\, collaboration\, acceptance\, compassion/empathy and evocation. \nThis highly interactive and participatory two-day seminar will offer the basics of Motivational Interviewing\, with emphasis on exploring and understanding the spirit of MI and learning and practicing the core skills through “real” plays\, demonstrations\, exercises and case examples. Participants new to MI will leave with effective tools\, and those already familiar will increase their confidence and repertoire.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/motivational-interviewing-using-compassionate-conversation-to-facilitate-change/2024-03-16/
LOCATION:Smith College Campus Center\, 100 Elm Street\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240315T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240315T161500
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20231220T185307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231220T202013Z
UID:10001149-1710507600-1710519300@www.humanserviceforum.org
SUMMARY:The Culture of Neurodiversity: Supporting Autistic Individuals in Today's World
DESCRIPTION:In Person Seminar \nSmith College Campus Center \n100 Elm Street\, Northampton\, MA 01060 \nInstructor: Jennifer Bogin\, MS.Ed.\, BCBA\, LBA \nLevel: Intermediate \nMarch 15\, 2024\, 1 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. ET \nCEs: 3 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nWith numbers of neurodiverse and autistic individuals soaring\, social workers and other mental health clinicians are required to find ways to best meet the needs of this population. The intricacies of an autism diagnosis will be discussed as well as ways of working with neurodiverse people with different symptomology and presentation. \nParticipants in this seminar will have the opportunity to increase their knowledge on how to serve and support neurodiverse individuals in today’s rapidly changing environment. This includes the cultural implications for the work of social workers and other mental health clinicians. The depiction of neurodiverse individuals in literature and the media will be discussed as well as how individual stories can vary and not match the common images and preconceived notions. Through multimedia presentations\, cutting edge research and culturally-competent techniques for working with this community will be discussed. There will be ample time for questions and discussion of professional experiences with neurodiverse clients.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/the-culture-of-neurodiversity-supporting-autistic-individuals-in-todays-world/
LOCATION:Smith College Campus Center\, 100 Elm Street\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240311T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240311T161500
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20231220T184934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T123003Z
UID:10001142-1710162000-1710173700@www.humanserviceforum.org
SUMMARY:Human Trafficking: Special Populations\, Implementing Screeners and Protocols
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nInstructor: Kimberly Hogan\, MA\, Ph.D.\, LMSW \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 6 \nMarch 4 and 11\, 2024\, 1 – 4:15 p.m. ET \nThis is a multiple-day session. In order to receive CEs\, you must attend both days. \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nThe issue of human trafficking poses ongoing challenges for numerous organizations\, communities and social work professionals across the United States\, as they strive to address this complex problem in a manner that upholds ethical standards and ensures efficient responses. In recognition of the need for education and awareness\, this seminar has been specifically designed as a more in depth human trafficking course\, offering a valuable refresher for those that already have some familiarity with the topic. Participants will learn about supporting special populations and implementing screeners and protocols within social services agencies. By attending this seminar\, participants will gain a solid foundation on special populations and practical ways forward to implement a human trafficking screener and protocol within their organization. \nThe seminar employs a dynamic approach to learning\, combining presentations and engaging breakout room discussions and 1:1 role plays. Through these various modes of instruction\, participants will have ample opportunities to deepen their understanding\, exchange insights with fellow attendees and gain a multifaceted perspective on human trafficking. This comprehensive presentation is not only intended to enhance participants’ individual knowledge but also to empower them to contribute to their respective practices or organizations in their collective efforts to identify and respond to human trafficking situations. By the end of the seminar\, attendees will have significantly bolstered their capacity to address this pressing issue\, ultimately making a positive impact on the lives of trafficking victims and fostering a safer society for all. \nThis seminar is designed for those who have taken an introduction to human trafficking course and are interested in the implementation of a human trafficking screener and protocol development within their social service agency.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/human-trafficking-special-populations-implementing-screeners-and-protocols/2024-03-11/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T151500
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20231220T184859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240212T173624Z
UID:10001140-1709208000-1709219700@www.humanserviceforum.org
SUMMARY:The Relational Psychoanalytic Sensibility
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nInstructor: Yvette Esprey\, M.A.\, Ph.D. \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 3 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nThis interactive webinar offers an introduction and deepening discussion around the relational turn which has gained momentum in psychoanalytic thinking and practice over the last four decades. Unpacking the integrative theoretical origins of the paradigm\, the workshop will focus on some of the key principles which inform and scaffold relational clinical practice and supervision. The workshop begins by tracing the origins of the relational tradition\, highlighting its integrative foundations in which can be found the influences of object relations and interpersonal as well as sociological theories. The workshop will spotlight some of the core tenets of the relational frame. In particular\, and drawing on clinical and supervisory vignettes\, we will explore notions of co-construction in the therapeutic relationship\, non-neutrality and the subjectivity of the therapist\, thirdness\, multiple self-states\, social-constructionism and the significance of the social context against which the encounter unfolds. In discussing these central principles\, the relevance of a relational sensibility to the field of clinical social work will be emphasized. \nThe workshop will close with a discussion of the potential of relational thinking and practice to contribute to social justice imperatives\, linking relationality to feminist theory\, queer theory\, critical race theory and positing its potential activism role within the socio-political movements which define our contemporary times. The workshop will consider the contribution which relational psychoanalytic work can make to the social justice issues of our time\, and how relationally-oriented therapists can participate in social activism through the clinical encounter.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/the-relational-psychoanalytic-sensibility/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240226T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240226T161500
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20231220T164009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231220T164009Z
UID:10001139-1708952400-1708964100@www.humanserviceforum.org
SUMMARY:De-centering\, Disrupting and Deconstructing Whiteness in Social Work Settings
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nInstructor: Shari L. Robinson\, M.S.W.\, ACSW \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 3 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nIn this interactive virtual workshop\, participants will\, first\, receive a historical review of the role and formation of whiteness in the social work profession. Next\, attendees will be guided through an experience meant to reflect upon the role of whiteness\, white norms and white habits in their personal and professional lives and how to de-center\, disrupt and deconstruct whiteness. Finally\, there will be an exploration of skill-based practices on noticing when whiteness permeates practices and how best to work alongside the systemic challenges of whiteness in clinical settings. \nAs whiteness permeates all of us\, this workshop is not limited to clinicians racialized and/or identified as white. However\, this workshop will best be received by clinicians with some introductory understanding and experience around whiteness. So\, already have an introductory understanding of whiteness and want to dig deeper? Join us!
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/de-centering-disrupting-and-deconstructing-whiteness-in-social-work-settings/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T151500
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20231220T164046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T122800Z
UID:10001138-1707825600-1707837300@www.humanserviceforum.org
SUMMARY:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Suicide Prevention
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nInstructor: Lindsay Bornheimer\, Ph.D.\, LCSW \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 3 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nSuicide is a leading cause of preventable death in the United States and worldwide. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for suicide prevention is an evidence-based intervention that is both valuable and effective in practice with clients. This workshop will provide training for clinicians to learn about the intervention approach and gain skills for delivery\, with a specific focus on the adult population (18+). Clinical skills will be broken down into phases of treatment with use of examples and recommended techniques. Importantly\, anti-oppressive practice will be discussed in addition to navigating challenges in delivering CBT for suicide prevention.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-cbt-for-suicide-prevention/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240212T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240212T161500
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20231220T164125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T122718Z
UID:10001137-1707739200-1707754500@www.humanserviceforum.org
SUMMARY:Navigating Clinical Racial Dynamics as a Multiracial Therapist
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nInstructor: Sarah Yang Mumma\, Ph.D.\, LCSW \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 1.5 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nThis webinar will be recorded. \nA vital aspect of clinical social work education and professional development is engaging with literature that explores the clinical experiences of therapists that hold similar social identities to oneself. The therapist’s experiences of clinical process\, including as it relates to their social identities\, has been the subject of clinical literature. There is empirical research and case studies examining the clinical experiences of white therapists and\, to a lesser extent\, therapists of color; however\, there is limited literature focused on the clinical experiences of multiracial therapists. Having oneself reflected in clinical literature is vital to the professional development of multiracial therapists as they grapple with how their multiracialness emerges and contributes to racial dynamics within the clinical dyad. Careful exploration of countertransference reactions and clinical processes benefit from accessing research on the experiences of other multiracial therapists. For monoracial supervisors supervising multiracial therapists\, knowledge of common experiences of multiracial therapists can improve the quality of supervision they provide. \nThis course draws from empirical research to address common racial dynamics within the multiracial therapist and client dyad. It will explore how multiracial therapists experience\, understand\, and navigate racial dynamics in psychotherapy with diverse clients. It will provide information on common racial clinical experiences multiracial therapists have including racial coding\, countertransference\, therapists use of own race and disclosure. The exploration of these themes is not isolated to the clinical room and acknowledges the impact of broader socio-political context. A composite case study drawn from the instructor’s clinical work will be used to deepen exploration and understanding of these themes. Applying this information to clinical supervision will also be addressed.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/navigating-clinical-racial-dynamics-as-a-multiracial-therapist/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240202T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240202T161500
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20231220T164202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T122627Z
UID:10001136-1706878800-1706890500@www.humanserviceforum.org
SUMMARY:Long COVID-19 & Mental Health: Emerging Research and Implications for Practice
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nInstructor: Ellie Lipton\, M.S.W.\, LCSW\, LICSW \nFebruary 2\, 2024\, 1 – 4:15 p.m. ET \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 3 \nReview CE accreditation and approvals for this course on tab above. \nThe CDC estimates that in 2023 19% of adults in the U.S. are experiencing Long COVID-19 symptoms. Long COVID\, or post-COVID syndrome\, describes a range of symptoms that emerge or persist four weeks after initial infection of SARS-COV-2. Symptoms can impact every organ system in the body\, most notably the cognitive\, cardiac and respiratory systems. Common symptoms include fatigue\, brain fog\, heart palpitations\, muscle weakness\, shortness of breath\, gastrointestinal distress\, changes in mood and post exertional malaise. \nEmerging research overwhelmingly points to Long COVID exacerbating pre-existing mental health symptoms and impacting emergent mental health problems. While researchers are unsure of the cause of Long COVID\, current theories suggest that the COVID-19 virus causes lasting organ damage\, reduces circulating serotonin and/or causes inflammation and autoimmunity. \nThis course will explore the mental health impacts of Long COVID in adults. The course will provide an overview of Long COVID and discuss emerging research on Long COVID\, including Long COVID’s impact on both pre-existing and emergent mental health concerns. This course will include implications for clinical practice and policy creation.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/long-covid-19-mental-health-emerging-research-and-implications-for-practice/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240129T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240129T161500
DTSTAMP:20260424T022256
CREATED:20231031T163950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231220T184504Z
UID:10001028-1706533200-1706544900@www.humanserviceforum.org
SUMMARY:Clinical Practice in Treatment Systems: A Psychodynamic Systems Approach
DESCRIPTION:Live Interactive Webinar \nInstructor: Cathleen Morey\, Ph.D.\, LICSW \nLevel: Intermediate \nCEs: 3 \nClinical practice in treatment systems is complex and challenging. Effective clinical practice is contingent on knowledge and skills that are particular for systems-based work involving multiple mental health practitioners and clients interacting in a relational matrix. Yet\, not all clinical theories and constructs that were developed for application in individual\, group\, and family modalities are directly transferable to the practice setting of a treatment system. In this seminar\, Cathleen Morey\, Ph.D.\, LICSW\, outlines a conceptual framework that synthesizes contemporary psychodynamic principles with systems theory – referred to as a psychodynamic systems approach – to inform and advance knowledge of systems-based clinical practice. This approach considers the interplay of dynamic processes among the four levels of the socially co-constructed system\, as well as patient\, staff and organizational factors that uniquely impact clinical processes in systems of care. Five key clinical phenomena are frequently actualized in systems work: transference\, countertransference\, splitting\, projective identification and enactment. Definitions of these phenomena formulated from a dyadic perspective and a contemporary psychodynamic systems approach will be offered\, and their similarities and differences will be discussed. \nBased on Morey’s empirical research\, she will describe the construct of system enactment and its relevance for clinicians practicing in treatment systems. She will outline a four-step framework for engaging system enactments to repair alliance ruptures with patients\, restore intra-staff functioning and address problematic organizational dynamics. Throughout the seminar\, Morey will highlight social justice and anti-oppressive elements of a psychodynamic systems approach. Case discussions will illustrate the application of concepts in ways that are clinically relevant for participants.
URL:https://www.humanserviceforum.org/event/clinical-practice-in-treatment-systems-a-psychodynamic-systems-approach/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar,HSF Member Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smith College School for Social Work":MAILTO:mcurtin@smith.edu
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